Doha, 28 Dec. 2020 (AlJazeera News) Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a virtual meeting discussing “cooperation” ahead of a regional summit next month amid efforts to end a rift between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance. Bahrain said in a statement that the virtual meeting took place on Sunday to lay...

Doha, 28 Dec. 2020 (QP) Qatar Petroleum, as the entity responsible for setting the selling price of petroleum products in the State of Qatar, and based on the earlier announcement of 26 December 2019, announces and reconfirms the following terms for the sale of Kerosene as of 01 January 2021: All Kerosene sales to retail...

26 Dec. 2020 (Xinhua News) A new high-speed railway linking Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, both in Western China, began operation from Saturday. The new railway service will shorten the travel time between Yinchuan and Xi'an from 14 hours to about three hours. The 610-km railway is...

Doha, 24 Dec. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) WITH the first phase of Qatar’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign continuing at a rapid pace, community dignitaries and senior officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) took the jabs on Thursday, the second day of the immunization program, to instil vaccine confidence among the people. Qatari Businessmen Association Chairman...

22 December. 2020 The Ministry of Interior of Qatar won the Gold Award for Metrash2 app. This award is given to the best government digital application for smart devices in terms of content, service, usage, design, functionality, app access, and user experience. This was announced recently at a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Transportation...

Doha, 22 Dec. 2020  As part of an initiative to introduce the wider community to Qatar’s archaeological history, Qatar Museums has launched Atharna, a program through which Culture Pass members will have the opportunity to visit historical sites across the country through curated tours.  The curated tours aim to provide Culture Pass members with a gateway...

18 December 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui HE Mustafa Goksu, Ambassador of Turkey On the auspicious and joyful occasion of Qatar National Day, I would like to extend my most sincere congratulations to the Amir of the State of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa...

Chongqing, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) Xinxing, the world's oldest captive giant panda, died at a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Dec. 8, the zoo announced Monday. She was 38. Xinxing began to show symptoms of drowsiness and loss of appetite on Oct. 21. Her condition worsened quickly in the next few days and she...

Islamabad, 21 Dec. 2020 (Anadolu News) The Pakistani police raided the garages of two Turkish companies in Lahore early Monday, according to the employees of the companies. The employees told Anadolu Agency that the riot police raided the six facilities used as garages by Albayrak and Ozpak Group companies, which provide cleaning services, at around...

Doha, 21 Dec. 2020 A number of countries have decided to close their borders and suspend commercial flights to check the spread of a new coronavirus strain first discovered in the United Kingdom. The identification of the highly infectious strain has caused chaos across the world, with many European and other countries shutting off travel...